gone

[gawn, gon] / gɔn, gɒn /

ADJECTIVE

not present, no longer in existence

Synonyms

STRONG

absent consumed decamped deceased departed disappeared disintegrated displaced dissipated dissolved done elapsed ended finished flown lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn

WEAK

AWOL astray away burned up dead defunct down the drain dried-up extinct no more nonextant not a sign of not here out the window over past taken a powder taken leave turned to dust

Antonyms

STRONG

alive existing living present

WEAK

around current

Example Sentences

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Until recently, U.S. power demand had long been mostly flat, and in some regions, older power plants have gone out of service more quickly than new ones have come online.

From The Wall Street Journal

"When I came back, my house was gone."

From BBC

The published documents appear to suggest Lord Mandelson forwarded that internal government communication to Epstein, with the message: "Interesting note that's gone to the PM."

From BBC

Whatever was going on in the bus is gone now.

From Literature

She and a group of friends had gone backcountry mountain climbing and skiing, crossing over glaciers and racing down snowy peaks hundreds of miles away from Mount St. Helens.

From Literature

gone

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